I hate being in pain, so I think I'll make a full defense build

Bofuri

Chapter 479 – Defense Specialization and Daily Life – part ten

If the eight of them work together, no matter how troublesome a monster might be, they won’t be defeated.

As long as they have a good plan, they can handle any number of enemies.

And so, Maple and her friends smoothly progressed through the castle, until they eventually arrived at a large, luxuriously decorated, door.

They conquered all the side roads already, so the boss must be waiting behind this door.

“I guess we’ve arrived?” Maple commented.

“No monsters seem to be spawning…” Sally said.

“Then, it’s business as usual.” Maple told her friends.

“Got it. Let’s get everything ready.” Kasumi nodded.

If one is given time to prepare themselves before the boss fight, then one should make full use of that opportunity.

So, everyone surrounded Mai and Yui, then gave them potions, crushed some crystals, sprinkled powder and burned incense.

Mai and Yui were strengthened by as many buffs as they could stack, so as to become strong enough to turn a boss into dust after a single swing.

Everyone had a lot of trust on the twins, especially because of their brilliant track record of quickly killing bosses.

“Is this all?” Mai asked.

“I’m tired of waiting! Let’s go!” Yui complemented.

All that’s left, is getting the two of them in range.

In order to confront the boss with as much time left on the buffs as possible, Maple signaled everyone to rush inside.

Everyone responded by raising their weapons, so Maple, with a single push, opened the large door in front of them.

Sitting on top of the large throne, that resided deep within the incredibly tall room, was the black dragon that they were searching for.

“You’ve come. I believe I don’t need any introduction, do I?” The boss stretched out its black wings and tail, then snapped its fingers.

A strange sound echoed throughout the room and its walls crumbled apart, further expanding the room’s size.

However, walls of flames erupted where the stone walls used to be, creating a new division inside the room.

Just like how the castle’s entrance was hidden, space was manipulated here too, this time to make the throne room be much wider than it was supposed to be.

Now, the vast battlefield that the boss desired was completed.

“Let’s start. Try to not die too quickly!” The boss roared as it soared high above.

A black shockwave was generated with its movement, and it quickly approached Maple and the others.

Naturally, Maple reacted to that and strengthened her defense, “[Dedicated Affection]!”

The defensive field quickly enveloped everyone, protecting them from the shockwave just before said shockwave arrived.

And then, [Dedicated Affection] disappeared.

“Eh!?” Maple exclaimed.

Moreover, Sally’s [Sabre Dance], as well as all the buffs layered on Mai and Yui had disappeared too.

By the time they realized that the previous attack had canceled their buffs, the boss had already started throwing a huge fireball at them.

“Necro, [Strong Armor]! [Stout Guardian]!” Chrome immediately reacted to it.

Maple is no longer the only one in charge of protecting the team. Chrome used these area defense skills that he obtained in exchange for medals, and protected everyone.

Then, Sally and Kanade used [Heal] to recover the damaged teammates.

“Maple! The two of us should prioritize the defense by using [Cover] and [Cover Move]! I’ll tell you where you’re needed the most!” Chrome exclaimed.

“Okay!” Maple replied.

[Dedicated Affection] was on cooldown. [Machine God], [Poison Dragon] and [Predator] were unsuited for the current situation.

What Maple needed right now was not to deal damage, but to hold the front lines as a large shield user.

They had other players that could focus on dealing damage, after all, while Maple and Chrome were the only ones who could handle being attacked.

“Kasumi, let’s move forward!” Sally exclaimed.

“Got it! Let’s lighten the burden on them!” Kasumi agreed.

Sally and Kasumi rushed towards the boss.

If everyone got caught in area attacks, it might be hard for Maple and Chrome to protect everyone.

So instead, Sally and Kasumi decided to move on their own, as Sally has [Spirited Away] and [Cast-off Shell] to try dodging attacks, while Kasumi could teleport herself with [Mind’s Eye].

Without [Self-Offering Love], it was just too risky to have everyone stand together in this fight.

The boss flew at high speed, had its own body covered in flames, and was also constantly throwing fireballs at the two people who were trying to attack it.

However, both Sally and Kasumi had high AGI, so they were able to dodge each attack.

That said, the flames bursting from the entire body of the boss were a bit too dangerous, and it was way too risky to assume that this was just a harmless special effect.

So, neither Sally nor Kasumi could approach carelessly if they wanted to have a chance of winning.

“[Blood Blade]!” Kasumi exclaimed.

“Let me show you the results of my practice! [Water Path]!” Sally exclaimed.

Kasumi was now wielding a liquid sword as if it was a whip, while Sally transformed her weapon into a bow and started swimming through the waterway she had just created.

“[Icicle]!” Sally exclaimed.

She was fighting mid-air using threads, with a bow as her weapon. Sally was freely flying and shooting, just like the boss was.

She sometimes was fighting upside down, sometimes while falling, other times while rising, and yet she kept on shooting at the boss. It was an amazing performance that made it feel like the bow was actually her main weapon.

Her attacks were activating a barrier that protected the boss though, just like it happened with the mid-boss. This was the stepping stone that they needed to pass through in order to create an opportunity for Mai and Yui.

However, the boss wasn’t the only one under attack. While it kept Sally and Kasumi in check, it also fired a large amount of flaming spears towards the rear guard.

“We’ll handle ourselves! Protect the twins!” Kanade exclaimed.

“Maple, let’s do it!” Chrome said.

“Got it!” Maple nodded.

“[Cover]!” Both Maple and Chrome exclaimed in unison, protecting Mai and Yui from the attack.

Chrome’s [Multi-Cover] was saved for a later situation, as the twins were already protected by an impregnable defense.

“[Water Wall]! [Magic Barrier]!” Kanade created a wall to protect Iz and himself.

But the output isn’t strong enough without the use of a spellbook, so several flaming spears were passing through the barrier.

“Iz, now!” Kanade exclaimed.

“On it! Fay, [Item Enhancement]!” Iz exclaimed.

The barricade was made stronger with Fay’s power. It took out a thick wall out of Iz’s inventory and immediately placed it in front of them.

The new wall was able to receive the flaming spears just as the water wall had been shattered.

“Necro, [Weight of Death]!” Chrome exclaimed.

“Syrup, [Awaken]! [Mother Nature]!” Maple followed suit.

Necro used its debuff to significantly reduce the boss’ movement speed.

Maple then made use of this opportunity to borrow Syrup’s power and obstruct the boss’ path with giant vines.

“[Flash Flood]! [Frost Domain]!” Sally exclaimed.

She produced a large amount of water, then instantly froze it with the subsequent skill. Creating an ice bridge that opened a path towards the boss.

“[Leap]! [First of the Swords: Heat Haze]!” Kasumi exclaimed.

She jumped onto the bridge, then teleported to put herself right in front of the boss.

The constant flames that the boss emanated damaged her, but she was able to deliver a blow that destroyed its barrier.

Now that she was this close to it though, the boss focused its attacks fully on Kasumi.

With its sharp claws that were covered in flames, the dragon thrusted its arm at a high speed, trying to pierce Kasumi.

However…

“[Third of the Swords: Lonely Moon]!” Kasumi exclaimed.

She used this skill to quickly avoid it, making full use of her unique mobility.

It was different from how Sally moved around though, as Sally had to keep her distance.

And now, with Kasumi holding the boss’ attention, their main plan was set in motion.

Kanade and Iz used a movement speed buff on the twins, and so their strongest weapon moved forward while being protected by Chrome and Maple.

Mai and Yui crossed the ice bridge, then swung their sledgehammers.

“Let’s go!” Mai exclaimed.

“Take this!” Yui exclaimed.

“[Flying Attack]!” They said in unison.

Then, sixteen shockwaves were released all at once.

The boss had just lost its barrier, so the attacks reached it without anything stopping them.

Moreover, the boss had its movement speed lowered, so it was unable to dodge it.

And thus, the boss’ body was sent flying onto the faraway wall.